Artists Oil Paint History

For oil painters: Increase the fluidity of your paint by mixing the colour with glaze medium (a mix of linseed oil, dammar varnish and solvent), and apply with a fine round or rigger brush for flowing, even, unbroken lines.

No matter what painting technique is employed, oil paints are most cooperative when applied from dark to light, wet-into-wet.

No other colours mix like oil colours. You search touch by touch for a timbre on the saucer and then you discover whether or not, when applied to the canvas, the colour matches the ‘voice’ you were searching for.

The right oils An odourless, flavourless oil that has a high smoke point, such as peanut oil, rapeseed oil or coconut oil, is best – it gives a neutral base on which to create your layers of flavour, yet is able to withstand high temperatures. Toasted sesame oil is really only used for seasoning.